SolVin 　

　　http://www.solvinpvc.com/

SolVin was set up in 1999, when Solvay and BASF joined their competencies in the Vinyls sector, and started its operations in August. Solvay holds 75% and BASF 25% of SolVin. The synergies achieved in know-how, organisation and cost efficiency, the complementary of product ranges as well as upstream integration have built up SolVin as a leader on the PVC and PVDC markets.

Already on January 1, 2000, SolVin and Atofina established a production joint venture in Fos and Berre, France, by taking over the Vinyls activities of Shell. SolVin has a 21% share of the VCM unit in Fos and 35% of the PVC plant in Berre", indicated Nicolas-Paul Neu, Managing Director of SolVin.



On January 1, 2002, SolVin integrated the polyvinyl chloride production activities located in Martorell, Spain, which had previously been owned by Solvay. furtermore proves its long-term commitment to PVC supporting SolVin's Vision which is based on the four axes

SolVin considers new PVDC latex production unit

Belgium　　

ZANDVLIET - ANTWERPEN
　　　Products :Cl2, EDC

JEMEPPE-SUR-SAMBRE
　　　Products :Cl2, VCM, PVC-S

France

SolVin FRANCE S.A. - TAVAUX
　　　Products :VCM, VDC, PVC-S, PVC-E, PVDC

VINYLBERRE S.A.S. - BERRE L'ETANG 　c/o Shell Chimie BP 14
　　　Products :VCM, PVC-S

German

SolVin GmbH und Co KG - LUDWIGSHAFEN　c/o BASF AG 　　to be shut down
　　　Products :VCM, VDC, PVC-S, PVC-E, PVDC

SolVin GmbH und Co KG - RHEINBERG Ludwigstrasse
　　　Products :　VCM, PVC-S, PVC-E

Solvin inaugurates 80,000 mt/year PVC production line in Rheinberg, Germany

Spain

VINILIS, S.A.
　　　Products :VCM - PVC-S

HISPAVIC IBERICA, S.L.
　　　Comercializacion Resinas de PVC

VINYTHAI　　　　PVC Resins Asia

Solvay Indupa　　PVC Resins South-America

VINYLOOP 　　　PVC composite recycling

(February 25, 2002 発表）　

Breakthrough in recycling PVC composite waste:
Start-up of first industrial unit using the VINYLOOP(R) process, in Ferrara (Italy)
　　http://www.solvaypress.com/pressreleases/0,6411,41-2-0,00.htm

The Vinyloop process was developed by Solvay's Research and Development center in Brussels, and was patented in 1998. Studies for the Ferrara project began in September 2000, and construction started on the site of Solvin Italia's old PVC production plant in March 2001. The investment project thus also demonstrates Solvay's active involvement in transforming and restoring one of its sites whose original industrial function has ceased.

(平成13年3月30日 Mr. Crucifix: Solvay社のVinyloop Project Leader）

プロセスの概要と特長
スクラップから溶剤によりPVCを抽出し、パウダー状の製品（PVCコンパウンド）を再生するプロセス。
単に溶剤によりPVCを抽出するプロセスは、米国で20年以上前に開発されており、うまく行っていない。本プロセスは、溶剤をスチーム吹き込みにより追い出し、パウダー状の製品を沈殿分離するところに大きな特徴がある。
最初に1μの粒子が析出し、そのまわりにAdditiveがとりつく。やがて合一し300〜500ミクロンの粒子になる。
原料（スクラップ）が他の素材との複合体である場合に強みを発揮する。
再生製品は、粒子径分布（コントロール可能）が非常にシャープな粒状であり、そのまま成形可能である。
グラフでは、355μにピークがある。微粉はない。150μにできないか検討中と。
コンパウンド組成は、沈殿工程にAdditiveを追加することで調整可能。
色物には不向き。（単色であれば可）

2003/5/28 Solvin

SolVin to secure production in larger world-class plants
　　Vinyls Activities will be Discontinued in Ludwigshafen
　　　　http://www.solvaypress.com/pressreleases/0,6411,3412-2-0,00.htm

SolVin announced its decision to shut down its vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) operations in Ludwigshafen, Germany, on January 1, 2006 - as these operations are not run in world-scale plants.
(Note: VCM 110,000t, PVC 150,000t)

2006/5/11 Solvay

SolVin invests EUR 50 million to concentrate vinyl production on global size plants, optimizes logistics & product range
http://www.solvaypress.com/pressreleases/0,,42491-2-0,00.htm

Competitiveness enhanced with larger capacities, innovative products

Solvay announces today that its vinyls joint venture in Europe, SolVin, has invested nearly EUR 50 million to redeploy its manufacturing activity on a limited number of sites whose production capacity will exceed 300,000 metric tons per annum each. This initiative follows the closing of SolVin’s vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plants in Ludwigshafen, Germany, which ceased to operate on January 1, 2006 without causing any forced redundancies.

SolVin has been transferring operations previously carried out in Ludwigshafen to its sites of Martorell (Spain), Jemeppe-sur-Sambre (Belgium) and Rheinberg (Germany). SolVin ensured seamless supply of its customers during the transfer operations. It is now in a position to offer optimal logistic solutions as well as security of supply from its three plants, which are ideally spread throughout Europe.

Solvay owns 75% of SolVin and BASF, the remaining 25%.

Platts 2006/6/12

Solvin inaugurates 80,000 mt/year PVC production line in Germany

Belgium-based PVC producer Solvin has inaugurated a new 80,000 mt/year PVC production line at Rheinberg, Germany, a spokesman for the joint venture said. The company is a 75:25 joint venture of Solvay and Germany's BASF.

2007/3/30 Solvay

SolVin considers new PVDC latex production unit
　　Serving Growing demand for barrier material

SolVin, a joint venture between Solvay and BASF, announces today that it is planning to build a second production unit of Polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) latex in response to growing global demand. PVDC latex is a specialty barrier material used as coating in packaging applications where the integrity of the goods is critical - essentially in the food and pharmaceutical sectors.

SolVin currently serves PVDC latex clients out of its production unit in Tavaux (France). SolVin is now considering the creation of a new unit with an annual production capacity of 10,000 tonnes, to be located possibly in Asia - for instance on Solvay’s site in Map Tha Put, Thailand. SolVin is expecting to make a decision by the third quarter of 2007 and to start construction work subsequently.

SolVin is a joint venture of which Solvay owns 75% and BASF, 25%. It is a leader on the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) market in Europe and on the PVDC market worldwide.

2007/7/24 Solvin

SOLVIN moves to reap sustainable benefits from dynamic vinyls market
Focus on highly competitive production units

SolVin, the European vinyls joint venture of Solvay and BASF, announces today that it is planning to expand the capacity of its plant in Jemeppe (Belgium), as part of a strategy to derive sustainable and profitable growth from dynamic global vinyls markets. Pending relevant regulatory clearance, annual capacity in Jemeppe will be lifted to 475,000 metric tons of fully integrated polyvinyl chloride (PVC) by 2009, up from 400.000 metric tons today. SolVin has already successfully reorganized its operations in Europe; the closing of its Ludwigshafen plant in 2006 was one of the major steps in this process.

The global market for vinyls has grown by more than 6% annually in recent years and is expanding by nearly 15% per annum in Eastern Europe or China. Vinyl is the preferred polymer for a number of construction, infrastructure and utilities applications which partially explains its success in the world’s most dynamic economies.